Ex.1. Поставьте следующие предложения в отрицательную форму и задайте к ним все типы вопросов:
1. He had been teaching English for ten years when we met. 2. We had been smoking in silence for a few minutes before he spoke again. 3. He had been studying foreign languages since he became a student. 4. My grandfather had been working at a factory for 30 years before he retired.
Ex.2. Проанализируйте ситуации и раскройте скобки, используя глаголы в Past Perfect Progressive:
1. He (study) the problem for a few years before he could solve it. 2. It (rain) for weeks and the only bridge was destroyed. 3. The room was empty but there was a smell of cigarettes. Somebody (smoke) in the room. 4. He turned to the girl who (listen) to the conversation with breathless interest. 5. It was very hot in the house and she (lie) awake for hours. 6. It (snow) heavily and the telephone was cut down. 7. It became very dark and the children (speak) in low voices for the last ten minutes. 8. The actors (rehearse) the play for a month before they staged it. 9. The studio (make) this film for three years before it was released. 10. They (save) up money since they decided to buy a new country house. 11. I was tired. I (work) out at a gym all day long. 12. He (write) poems for five years before he published his first book.
Ex.3. Past Perfect Simple или Past Perfect Progressive? Выберите правильную форму глагола.
1. I knew the facts of the case because had (read/been reading) the report. 2. My eyes ached because I had (read/been reading) for three hours. 3. The children were dirty. They had (played/been playing) with the sand all morning. 4. I was very nervous at the beginning of the match. I had never (played/been playing) football before. 5. Donald was very angry. He had (worked/been working) in the kitchen since early morning, and no one had offered to help. 6. The roads were wet because it had (rained/been raining) all night. 7. He was broke. He had (spent/been spending) all his money. 8. His hands were covered with oil because he had (tried/been trying) to fix his car since morning. Unfortunately, he had not (managed/been managing) to make it start. 9. I got to the party very late. My friend told me that they had (waited/been waiting) for me for an hour. 10. When I finally arrived at the party, Mary had already (left/been leaving). 11. We were good friends. We had (known/been knowing) each other for a long time. 12. They had (climbed/been climbing) for five hours before they reached the top of the mountain. 13. Ken gave up smoking. He had (smoked/been smoking) for 30 years. 14. Ann had just (got/been getting) home when I phoned. 15. I was sad when I sold my car. I had (had/been having) it for a very long time.
Ex.4. Раскройте скобки, используя глаголы в Past Simple, Past Progressive, Past Perfect или Past Perfect Progressive:
1. We (talk) for some time when the bell (ring). 2. That day the sun (shine) since morning and the sky (be) blue. 3. I (ask) him what he (do) in the last three months. 4. They (walk) along the street for half an hour before they (see) a café. 5. I (have) breakfast when the telephone (ring). 6. John (drive) the car when the accident happened. 7. She (cook) dinner for an hour when she (remember) that she (run) out of bread. 8. She (thank) me for what I (do). 9. The children (clean) the front step for more than two hours before their mother (call) them to dinner. The front step (look) very clean after the children (scrub) it. 10. Jim was on his hands and knees in the floor, he (look) for the pen which he (drop). 11. He quickly (forget) everything he (learn) at school. 12. I (stay) at a nice hotel for a fortnight when I (receive) your letter. 13. I (begin) writing to you instead of going to the seaside, as I (plan) before. 14. My sick brother (sleep) for three hours by the time our doctor came to examine him. 15. By March 2000 he (work) as a journalist for a newspaper for ten years.
Ex.5. Переведите на английский язык, используя все прошедшие времена:
1. Когда преподаватель вошел в аудиторию, студенты обсуждали свою летнюю практику. 2. После завтрака я отправила детей в школу и пошла в магазин. 3. Мы уже три часа сидели в кафе к тому времени, когда начался дождь. 4. Этот дом горел уже два часа, прежде чем соседи заметили огонь. 5. Какой-то человек ждал ее внизу. Служанка сказала, что он ждал ее уже около часа. 6. После окончания школы она пыталась поступить в университет, но она провалилась. 7. Несколько лет она играла небольшие роли, прежде чем сыграла роль главной героини. 8. Едва он открыл дверь, как она бросилась к нему и начала жаловаться на соседей. 9. Мой друг уже десять лет водил машину, когда произошел этот несчастный случай. 10. Она дала мне письмо после того, как я назвал себя. 11. Дети выглядели уставшими. Они с самого утра убирали свои комнаты. 12. Он бродил по городу целую неделю до того, как он набрел на этот старый дом с садом. 13. Мы двадцать минут смеялись над нашей секретаршей до того, как она наконец поняла, что мы имели в виду. 14. Как раз когда они репетировали новую пьесу, ведущая актриса внезапно заболела. 15. Он уже три года мечтал об этой женщине, когда она наконец сказала ему «да».
